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FZNT25 KNHC 040941
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT THU NOV 04 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST
THIS EVENING. FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 25N80W FRI MORNING...WITH
GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE E OF THE FRONT N OF 29N FRI THROUGH
SAT. TOMAS FORECAST TO BE A HURRICANE AS IT ENTERS AREA NEAR
WINDWARD PASSAGE. TOMAS NEAR 21.0N 73.4W FRI AFTERNOON...AS A
TROPICAL STORM NEAR 23.5N 71.5W EARLY SAT...AND INTERACTING
WITH THE FRONT NEAR 26.0N 69.5W EARLY SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...HURRICANE WARNING FROM 20N TO 23N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W FRI
AND FRI NIGHT...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT NE OF BAHAMAS. SE OF
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 33 KT N
OF 28N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO
10 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL THU NIGHT...HIGHEST N PORTION.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT AND S OF 23N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
FROM 20N TO 23N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W. HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS
80 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N BETWEEN 68W
AND 76W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF 74W
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N WITHIN 180 NM E OF
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. REMAINDER
OF AREA E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF TOMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 21N TO 27N
BETWEEN 67W AND 73W. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH
SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E OF 76W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 25
TO 30 KT EXCEPT S TO SW JUST E OF FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. W
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT NE OF
BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS WITHIN
240 NM OF TOMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 130 NM OF TOMAS. SEAS 9
TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 23N TO 29N E OF 72W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N MON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT NE
OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 11 TO 17 FT N OF 23N MON...AND 5 TO 8 FT
SW OF BAHAMAS. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 1006 MB LOW PRES NEAR 29N87W TO
20N89W. FRONT DISSIPATES AND ABSORBED BY STRONGER SECONDARY
COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FROM 30N89W
TO 25N92W TO 19N93W LATER THIS MORNING. SECONDARY FRONT
RAPIDLY SWEEPS S THROUGH ENTIRE GULF THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES
BUILDS OVER THE GULF BEHIND FRONT SAT THROUGH MON.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT
S OF 24N BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND SECONDARY COLD FRONT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR SECONDARY COLD FRONT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 28N.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT
N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT N OF 28N LATE.
.SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 10 KT
MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW WITHIN 120 NM
E OF FRONT AND BECOMING W 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
NEAR FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF SECONDARY FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF SECONDARY FRONT SW TO W WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM TOMAS NEAR 15.8N 76.1W AT 0900 UTC
PRES 997 MB MOVING N NW AT 6 KT. TOMAS IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO
17.0N 76.0W THIS AFTERNOON...STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR
18.8N 75.0W EARLY FRI...THEN MOVE N OF THE AREA TO 21.0N 73.4W
EARLY SAT. STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN THU
NIGHT THROUGH FRI INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SAT THROUGH MON.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING E OF 77W...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM
NE QUADRANT...80 NM SE QUADRANT AND 40 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH
SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO
12 FT. W OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
NUMEROUS SQUALLS E OF 80W.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 17N E OF 77W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT
BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT. REMAINDER OF AREA W TO NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PORTION FRI.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.

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